2013 Gavel Award Winners

CRAIG
MALISOWHOUSTON PRESS“BLOOD MONEY”

Craig Malisow of the
Houston Press won in the print-major metro category for
“Blood Money, an in-depth look at the case of more than 200
soldiers who sued a military contractor for their exposure to toxic
chemicals in Iraq. Malisow has been with the Houston Press
since 2002, where he mostly does investigative pieces on crooks, con
artists, and other associated reprobates. His work has won awards from
the Houston Press Club, the Best of the West, the Magazine Awards of
Western Publishing, and the Society of Professional Journalists. Malisow
is a Milwaukee native and graduate of the University of
Missouri-Columbia.

Emma Perez-Treviño of the
Valley Morning Star won in the print-nonmetro category for
“Corruption,” a series of reports documenting a web of
connections, indictments, and convictions in the Cameron County
judiciary and legal system. An investigative reporter,
Perez-Treviño has
been with the Valley Morning Star for almost two years
but has
been reporting for 35 years, mostly throughout South Texas,
focusing on
the activities of public officials. She has received awards and
recognitions from The Texas State Network, Texas Press
Association,
Texas Broadcasters Association, Texas Associated Press Managing
Editors,
and The Headliners Foundation. Perez-Treviño is a native of
Piedras
Negras, Coah., Mexico and Eagle Pass, Texas.

Brandi Grissom, Justin Dehn, and Ryan
Murphy of The Texas Tribune won in the online category for
“Errors in Judgment.” For this series, the Tribune reviewed
court records in each of the more than 80 overturned Texas convictions
between 1989 and 2011 and found that nearly a quarter of the cases
involved prosecutorial error that contributed to the wrong outcome.
Grissom, the Tribune’s managing editor, leads the
publication’s coverage of criminal justice issues. Dehn, a
multimedia producer, focuses on videography and television production.
Murphy, the Tribune’s news apps developer, conducts data analysis
and helps develop the publication’s collection of data
interactives.